At this time, four to five thousand people gathered under the city, holding various shields and even wooden boards. As a cover, because the city wall fell too quickly, the Shanxi merchants were anxious and asked them to look around for anything that could be used to withstand the muskets.
The crowds from the city came swarming with ladders on their shoulders.
At the same time, on the east and west walls, the defenders who were originally facing each other also jumped out from behind the cover, or moved away obstacles and charged towards the north wall.
They had a good idea. The four hours before dawn are when people are most sleepy and sleep the deepest. At this time, no matter how powerful Tushetu Khan's musket was, he could not aim. Darkness is the best cover.
What they didn't expect was that the fire from the shell explosion and the raging fire caused by the wooden houses lit up the night sky in a short period of time.
And the attacking crowd under the cover of night had nowhere to hide.
As the order was given, all the fusiliers mounted their guns on the inner walls of the city wall and fired at any target they could see.
The inner wall of the city wall is different from the outer wall. The outer wall has horse faces and crenellations. The inner wall is only a low wall of about one meter. After all, the city wall does not need to be defended inwards.
The leader of Team Dark Cloud is Dark Cloud. The cavalry army is accustomed to calling the troops by the name of the commander.
The Black Cloud Squadron was the first all-Mongolian squad to be equipped with flintlock rifles. They were accustomed to being proficient with bows and horses, and were very unfamiliar with the use of firearms.
But, they all know it's good stuff. In the past, on the grasslands, they always looked at the firearms in the hands of the Han people with envy.
Now they finally got the weapon they imagined.
Over the past year, they had switched from primarily using mounted bows to primarily using flintlock cavalry lances. The difference between a lance and a rifle is the barrel cutoff. To facilitate immediate portability, the length and weight of the rifle were greatly reduced. Named Lancer.
"Don't panic, everyone, just follow the training. I believe in your natural reaction." Wu Yun shouted loudly. Seeing that he was facing so many enemies, Wu Yun was a little worried.
This was the first time they used flintlock rifles and dismounted to fight the enemy. The opponent also has a large number of matchlock guns. At this time, the sky was filled with the sound of both sides shooting at each other and the sound of bullets flying by.
On the roof opposite, there would be fire flashes from time to time. The merchant group said that the musketeers were shooting at the inner wall of the city wall.
Wuyun soon discovered that he had thought too much.
These little brats are not afraid of the dense enemy below.
They loaded the ammunition skillfully, then waited for the fire of the nearby shell explosion, immediately raised their guns from behind the low wall, aimed at the enemy in the brightest place, and shot. Then he retreated behind the low wall again.
Every time someone shows up, draws a gun, or shoots, someone is bound to be knocked down.
Then, retract and continue reloading.
Fortunately, the cavalry rifle was short, otherwise the muzzleloader could only be loaded vertically. Standing up at this time would inevitably expose the body. This behavior is no different from suicide. The shooter on the opposite side is waiting for such a living target.
There were also a large number of arquebusiers on the rooftops opposite and on both sides of the street. They were hiding in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to shoot the enemies on the low wall.
At this time, Beicheng seemed to be in a boiling pot. The shelling from outside the city never stopped, and more than a dozen shells must fall into Beicheng every one or two minutes. An Sanxi used this low-intensity shelling to indicate the target to the riflemen.
For half a year, there have been live rounds of firing from fifty to one hundred rounds every day, and a drill every ten days. At this time, its value is finally reflected. These soldiers have long been trained to numbness. They used infantry drills to perform every movement almost mechanically.
After each artillery fire lit up the night sky, the soldiers suddenly stood up and opened fire. The soldiers of the merchant corps, shouting and yelling, are particularly eye-catching in the dark night. They didn't know that this would reveal their location.
A group of people held up wooden shields and charged forward. As a result, there was a volley of gunshots on the city wall. I saw the people in front falling down like wheat blown down by the strong wind.
Wooden shields are useless and cannot stop mid-range steel-core bullets. The steel-core bullet penetrated the shield and hit the person behind again. Although the person holding the shield in front fell. The person behind was exposed. Immediately afterwards, the second round of volleys of guns came over, directly hitting the people behind who had no shield cover.
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Each squad leader can flexibly make commands based on the current actual situation. On every street, there is an eleven-man gang responsible for blocking with volleys of guns. Others are free to shoot at the best targets.
Qin Donghai is one of the ten captains of the Fan family's servants. He had a hundred sword and shield bearers, a hundred archers, and a hundred musketeers. They were equipped with the best muskets of the Ming Dynasty at this time - Lumi gun.
They were currently on the west wall, rushing towards the north wall.
At the corner of the city wall, there is a turret. At this time, a small team was stationed here and built a barricade-like fortification with the dead bodies of the Baitian Guardsmen to resist the attack of the defenders of the Western City Wall.
Seeing Qin Donghai leading his elite servants up the city wall, the merchant guards above greeted him one after another.
"Master Qin, you personally led the team into battle."
"This is an elite servant of the Fan family. As soon as a fight breaks out, we will follow behind. We will definitely be able to defeat them."
The people around said all kinds of things.
After the North City Wall fell today, the business groups on the East and West Walls immediately wanted to take back the North City Wall. However, the firepower from the opposite side made them feel intimidated.
A camel cannon was hoisted opposite. This lightweight artillery soon appeared on the turret.
The location there is great. It is condescending and you can clearly see the situation of the business group.
Only a few solid rounds were fired to push back their counterattack.
At this time, on the west wall, a hundred sword and shield bearers were arranged in a tight formation and rushed towards the turret quickly.
The sword and shield soldiers rushed forward at this time. In this era, the sword and shield soldiers were elite soldiers. Because, because the equipment of spear soldiers is cheap, training is simpler than that of sword and shield soldiers.
The tactical movements of the spear are only three moves: blocking, stabbing, and grabbing, which can be used repeatedly and according to the actual situation. Civilians serve as pikemen, and in an emergency, they can almost go into battle with their weapons.
The training of sword and shield soldiers is more complicated, and it usually takes two years to achieve some success. In terms of natural power, the sword and shield soldiers can basically suppress the spear soldiers.
Everyone looked at Qin Donghai with envy, who had a large number of sword and shield soldiers. This is an elite soldier.
A common tactic in ancient wars was for the army to strike with bows and arrows before engaging in melee combat. Lancers without shields were often used as cannon fodder for one-time use.
Only elite infantry or veterans will be arranged as sword and shield soldiers or spear and shield soldiers, and even more elite are cavalry and generals' personal soldiers. In addition, from an economic point of view, the iron and man-hours consumed by a sword and shield can be used to build more than ten sets of spears.
"Brothers, Mr. Fan said that if you chop off a Tatar's head, you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver, which will be cashed in on the same day. Everyone, follow me and charge." Qin Donghai raised his arms and shouted.
When they heard that the reward was so generous, the people below blushed with excitement.
Ten taels of silver, this is not a small amount. Morale suddenly rose, and the three hundred people rushed towards the opposite side with indomitable momentum.
